solstice en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɑl.stɪs/ (General-American)
- /ˈsoʊl.stɪs/ (General-American)
- /ˈsəʊl.stɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɒl.stɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Latin sōl Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin sōlstitiumlbor. Old French solsticebor. Middle English solstice English solstice From Middle English solstice, from Old French solstice, from Latin sōlstitium.
Meanings
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One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.
The point at which the sun is nearest to the south pole we call the winter solstice, and the opposite point, the summer solstice.
2010, Capt Sp Meek, The Solar Magnet:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| solstices | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Deriveds
northern solstice · southern solstice · summer solstice · winter solstice
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Translations (79)
tr gündönümü (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · de Sonnenwende (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ja 冬至 (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · sh су̏нцоста̄ј (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ja 夏至 (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · nv shá niiltłʼah (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · da solhverv (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ga grianstad (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ro solstițiul iernii (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · nb solverv (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · hi अयनांत (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · mk сонцестој (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ang sunstede (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · hy արևադարձ (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · sl solstícij (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · cmn 至日 (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ast solsticiu (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · mi Ihu o Takurua (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · br goursav-heol (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ms solstis (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · is sólhvörf (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · lt saulėgrįža (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · nl zonnestilstand (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · sh suncostaj (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · az gündönümü (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · fa انقلاب (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · mi te tuakaihautanga o Tamanuiterā (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · mi Ihu o Hineraumati (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · sv vintersolstånd (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · fr solstice (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · vi điểm chí (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ka ნაბუნიობა (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · el ηλιοστάσιο (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · bo ཉི་མ་ལོག་ཡག (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · fi päivänseisaus (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · la solstitium (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ko 동지 (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · lv saulgrieži (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ko 지점 (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · mi takanga o te rā (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · cmn 至點 /至点 (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · nv shá niighááh (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · sk slnovrat (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · pt solstício (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · krc къоргъазин (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · sv sommarsolstånd (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · th มายัน (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · tl solstisyo (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · it solstizio (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · sa अयनान्त (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · eo solstico (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ro solstițiu (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · mi hikumutu (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · pl przesilenie (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · is sólstöður (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · cs slunovrat (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · cmn 冬至 (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · sip ཉིན་ལྡོག (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ko 하지 (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · cy heuldro (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · cmn 夏至 (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · sv solstånd (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ka მზებუდობა (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · nl zonnewende (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · sl sónčev obràt (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · uk сонцестоя́ння (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · bg слънцестое́не (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · be сонцастая́нне (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ro solstițiul verii (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · hu napforduló (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ru солнцестоя́ние (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ar اِنْقِلَاب شَمْسِيّ (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · fa گشتن (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ml അയനം (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · la brūma (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · nn solkverv (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · ca solstici (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · es solsticio (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) · et pööripäev (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun)